Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12214

European parliament calls for a genuine holistic strategy from EU to achieve sustainable development goals

Brussels, 14/03/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament made recommendations on Thursday 14 March in Strasbourg to accelerate the implementation of the Universal Agenda for Sustainable Development by 2030 and its 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) by the EU and its Member States, with the aim of tackling poverty, inequality and climate change.

By adopting a non-binding resolution on the annual report on the implementation of the SDGs, it endorsed, by a large majority – (296 votes in favour, 33 against, 20...